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FIREPLACE FURNACE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Immediately after your Country Flame Fireplace has been properly installed it should be tested
for draft. A draft test is a simple method used to ensure air is moving up the chimney (positive air
flow versus a house that may have negative pressure.) Wad up one or two sheets of clean dry
newspaper. Set this paper in the middle of the firebox. Ensure that the rotary control damper is
turned fully open (clockwise). If the fireplace furnace is equipped with fireplace doors (optional), open
the door’s draft controls. If the chimney system is drawing properly, smoke from this burning newspaper
and the paper’s flames should be drawn up and into the open flue. If on the other hand, the smoke blows
into the room or burns very slowly, either there is negative pressure in the house or the existing chimney
system is not operating properly. Have the system checked by a qualified chimney sweep or certified
contractor or contact a Country Flame dealer.
Things that should be checked in case of poor draft:
• Make sure the chimney flue damper is completely open. (Rotated clockwise)
• See that the flue is clear of obstructions such as debris, creosote, nests, etc.
• If chimney flue has chimney cap, remove it and make sure it is clean.
• The chimney flue may not extend high enough above the roof or it may be
obstructed.
• The chimney system may have leaks substantial enough to reduce the draw.
After checking the installation for proper draft, you are ready to build your first fire. The first fire should
be relatively light. This breaks in the heater slowly, rather than the sometimes-damaging effect of a flash
fire in the initial firing. For this first firing we suggest the following procedure:
Step 1 During the first firing of your Country Flame Fireplace, and anytime it is refired in the
future; the rotary control damper should be turned completely clockwise in the fully open
position. This allows for maximum draft.
Step 2 Place several pieces of wadded-up newspaper in the forward section of your Country
Flame heater directly on top of the grates.
Step 3 Directly on top of the newspaper; place a good size bundle of lighter wood, rolled-up
newspaper or small kindling.
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